May 15, 2016 thrivenp Birth Control & Nutrition, Digestive Health, Hormonal Imbalances, PMS But I'm on the Coil not the Pill.... May 15, 2016 thrivenp Birth Control & Nutrition, Digestive Health, Hormonal Imbalances, PMS I hear this a fair bit:"I didn't want to take hormones so I chose the coil instead." There are two types of coils: the copper and the hormone coil. I'm just going to touch on the hormone coil, a.k.a. the Mirena.